Mavri Spilia (Eurytania, Central Greece)

Mavri Spilia (Eurytania, Central Greece)

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"The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness."  John Muir

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mavri Spilia (Eurytania, Central Greece)

Driving from Thermo to Proussos, 3 km before reaching the monastery of Proussos, there is the bridge of  Kastania, constructed by the army from cast iron. From that point a path starts, leading after a 15 minute easy walk to Mayri Spilia (Black Cave).The scenery is fantastic - simply ideal for photography. Small waterfalls, blue water, grey moldy rocks, old trees with their roots hanging in plain view. Technically  the shooting mode was dictated by the absence of light.  So the shutter speed was the first priority, thus changing the aperture and the ISO number accordingly. The weather was cloudy, so the WB was set at 5600 k.

Photos by Nicholas Parchas

Shooting data:

1. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-200mmf/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 20 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/80 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in DxO Optics Pro 6, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized in Photoshop CS4. 

2. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-200mmf/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 18 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/40 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in DxO Optics Pro 6, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized in Photoshop CS4.

3. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-200mmf/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 26 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/13 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in DxO Optics Pro 6, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized in Photoshop CS4.

4. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-200mmf/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 18 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/5 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in DxO Optics Pro 6, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized in Photoshop CS4.

5. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-200mmf/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 18 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/5.6, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in DxO Optics Pro 6, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized in Photoshop CS4.

6. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikkor AF 18-200mmf/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 28 mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/20 sec - f/6.3, Manual mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in DxO Optics Pro 6, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized in Photoshop CS4. 


 

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